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Daily file photo From 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. July 22, Eagle River Watershed Council will host educational hikes in the Homestake Valley. Registration is required, as well as becoming a Homestake Sponsor, which is a $25 membership. The event, Hike at Homestake, is part of the Watershed Council’s signature Watershed Immersion series. Along the 3-mile, round-trip hike, which is moderate, participants will learn from experts about the unique ecology of the area, river hydrology, water rights, dams, transmountain diversions, the importance of wilderness and more. Due to federal regulations regarding w...

Homestake Creek seen below Homestake Reservoir south of Red Cliff. The U.S. Forest Service in March approved an application from the cities of Aurora and Colorado Springs for geotechnical drilling in the Homestake Valley. The approval brings the cities one step closer to the construction of a new dam and reservoir. Chris Dillmann/Daily file photo EAGLE COUNTY — Warren Hern says the time for compromise is over. “The public needs to rise up and say ‘don’t do this,'” Hern said Wednesday. The longtime defender of the Homestake valley has rallied his Holy Cross Wilderness Defense Fund to...

Locations: News Published Jun. 30, 2021 Share to Facebook Post to Twitter Email Governor Jared Polis visited the Roaring Fork Valley during on a busy Sunday, June 27; signing bills in Silverthorne, Basalt and Eagle. At the Basalt Vista Affordable House Community, Polis met with officials from Pitkin County, Holy Cross Energy board members and Habitat for Humanity representatives. Two bills were signed, the first (HB21-1271) supports local governments with grants for innovative affordabl...

The White River National Forest wants to undertake projects to improve forest health on 375,000 acres of aspen tree stands over the next several decades. The proposal has created a flap with environmental groups.

Earlier this month, as chair of the Pitkin County Board of Commissioners, I was proud to introduce and see our board support two important resolutions which endorsed the “Campaign to Protect 30% of US Lands…